Games on July 8, 1977

The games of July 8, 1977

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on July 8, 1977. The Cleveland Indians routed the Toronto Blue Jays 11-5, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 13-11, the Seattle Mariners over the Minnesota Twins. The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 7-6 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Montreal Expos 5-4 over the New York Mets, the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-5, the Chicago White Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 10-7, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Houston Astros 8-5, the Kansas City Royals topped the Oakland Athletics 6-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the San Diego Padres 5-3, the Boston Red Sox topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-3, and the California Angels fell to the Texas Rangers, 9-5. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 7, 1977 and the next, Jul 9, 1977. For the wider picture, see the 1977 season.